bit.ly/44Le3PK In a speech in #Bergamo 🇮🇹, ICMC's recalled words of the Pope born there, John XXIII, who said movement is a human right, also to emigrate in some conditions. The communities they reach also have a duty to welcome, he said. #ColdWar #migration
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“Together we are building a coordinated, sustainable Church response to the situation of refugees and migrants in Southern Africa.” Sr. Maria Rissini reflects on the work of member since 2018. Read more bit.ly/3NPJHp1 #StandWithRefugees #SouthAfrica
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"We implore the Administration to respect the rights and dignity of persons urgently seeking safety at our border" said , following the announcement of new migration policies.
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“I urge you to welcome strangers with benevolence and to hold them in esteem, so that they prefer to be with you rather than elsewhere." appeals to Hungarian leaders to open borders to people on the move
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Air raid sirens blare every week & in Ternopil a #Catholic priest & his wife (they can marry in #Ukraine) help those continuing to arrive from the East. For children, many alone, stuffed dogs provide #mentalhealth comfort. It's a new community & now a home bit.ly/40ZmCmV
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Recently ICMC's Secretary General Msgr. & 's saw how joint work of the #Catholic Response for #Ukraine cares esp. for #mentalhealth amid the trauma of war, also training clergy to recognize + refer to specialists when needed. bit.ly/3HuGZkN
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Yesterday, during #ERSC2023, Mawaheb A. Elnour shared her experience as a refugee and a volunteer sponsor in 🇮🇪. She highlighted that building new networks & mobilizing everyone can provide a friendly environment and enable new families and refugees to arrive.
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“Immigration will not be fixed by simply stopping people or sending them back,” said Bp Mark Seitz . He urged officials to look beyond the border & to tackle the violence, instability & economic problems driving #migration.
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ICMC is hiring a Deputy Director for its #Turkey and #Lebanon operations. The DD will work closely with the Regional Director, overseeing 200 staff resettling thousands of refugees to the U.S. Start ASAP.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/2Qznkso
#jobs #jobopportunities
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“Foreign governments expect the South African government to protect all foreign nationals who live in #SouthAfrica. The #migrants themselves expect to be treated with dignity, respect, and equality.” — Archbishop Joseph Buti Tlhagale
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#BurkinaFaso Bishops deplore deaths, forced displacement by renewed extremist violence, which results in “psychosocial traumas & trivialization of human life.” 👉🏾 bit.ly/40dKCCp
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The crackdown on irregular #migration in #Tunisia is pushing more & more #migrants into unsafe journeys, risking death, says Catholic Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi. 👉🏾
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Ukrainians’ faith is providing strength & hope in the midst of displacement and war, ICMC SecGen told Vatican ViewPoint after his March visit to #Ukraine. The Church is training priests to respond to mental & psychosocial needs, he said.
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For most #Ukrainians, today is #Easter Sunday. Here, children at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Greek Catholic Parish in #Lviv, #Ukraine, take part in an Easter egg painting class. The parish hosts 700 #IDPs, including 90 children. It is ICMC's newest partner in Ukraine.
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Today, #DivineMercySunday, let us pray especially for #peace in #Ukraine. In this photo, one of the oldest copies of the Divine Mercy image, at the Latin Catholic Cathedral in #Lviv, where I was privileged to concelebrate Mass during a March 2023 solidarity visit to Ukraine.
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We at ICMC wish you a blessed and joyful Easter! Let us bring the Risen Christ into our everyday lives, in keeping with the words of #PopeFrancis. #Catholic #CatholicTwitter
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🇹🇷: #BüyükelçiFlake ve #BKEadeh son depremlerden etkilenenler de dahil olmak üzere Türkiye’deki mülteci yeniden yerleştirme imkanlarını artırmak amacıyla ’ın faaliyet gösterdiği ikinci Yeniden Yerleştirme Merkezi binasının açılışını gerçekleştirdi. ABD olarak sorumluluk… Show more
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Tomorrow please join us for a special #webinar featuring Monsignor @bobvitillo, secretary general of the @ICMC_news, and @bcomp10, CHA’s senior director of #GlobalHealth, who will discuss their recent visit to #Ukraine. Free registration: ow.ly/oipz50NrkNt
#StandByUkraine
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Bishops call on #Mexico's Government to protect migrants, their dignity & press for accountability for the deaths of 38+ ppl killed in a fire in a holding center in Ciudad Juárez on 27 March, w/ security and other staff on duty. bit.ly/3m3YuAY #immigration
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“We’re delighted to launch the GFMD Civil Society process with African civil society and diaspora representatives”. ICMC’s Colin Rajah reflects on 1 February launch of civil society GFMD activities for 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria. Find out more at bit.ly/3lQuU1P #GFMD2023
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ICMC's Msgr. was in #Ukraine in March, in solidarity with the people & our #Catholic partners working tirelessly amid the war. This #video shows where we're contributing, esp. for #mentalhealth needs, thanks
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"A political strategy consisting solely of control, public order, restrictions and refoulement fails to grasp the real problem, which is the defence of human lives. [#Migrants] must be rescued and their integration ensured." Italian Bishops Conference ➡️
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“Enough with the euphemisms. Immigration stations are not shelters but detention centers where the human rights of people in forced mobility are violated." —Episcopal Conference of Guatemala, 27 March 2023 👉🏾 bit.ly/3nq6JHX
#WithRefugees #Caring4Migrants
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Please join us for a special #webinar featuring Monsignor , secretary general of the , and , CHA’s senior director of #GlobalHealth, who will discuss their recent visit to #Ukraine. Free registration: ow.ly/oipz50NrkNt
#StandByUkraine
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Today our Sec. General Msgr. opened
discussions on long-term care, reminding us all work should be decent, being integral to promoting human dignity. The care inherent and the link created in work are transformative bit.ly/3nt7e3Z
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In this #CHAHealthCalls #podcast episode, discusses his visit to #Ukraine with partners from . He shares details about the Church’s work and about Ukrainians' resilience in the face of war. Listen at chausa.org/podcast.
#StandByUkraine #GlobalHealth
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Please join us for a special #webinar featuring Monsignor , secretary general of the , and , CHA’s senior director of #GlobalHealth, who will discuss their recent visit to #Ukraine. Free registration: ow.ly/oipz50NrkNt
#StandByUkraine
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Jesuit orgs again decry the steady whittling away of the right to #asylum at the US-Mexico #border. As Title 42 started by former Pres. #Trump is expanded also by President Biden, #Catholics live their faith continuing to welcome the stranger. #endTitle42
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"Safe, orderly, regular & sustainable #migration is in the interest of all countries...[It] points a way forward for Europe, to avoid its remaining frozen, fearful & lacking vision for the future." 👉🏾 bit.ly/3TACWrX #humanitariancorridors #WithRefugees
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Scottish Bishops say UK "Illegal" Immigration Bill:
❌ Fails to talk about safe, regular #asylum routes to end Channel crossings
❌ Fails to recognize vulnerability of #refugees & #AsylumSeekers
❌ Fails to ensure protection of people on the move
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The #migrants crisis along the Italy-France route. After fallout over who'd give safe port to the Ocean Viking in Nov., 🇫🇷 reinforced passport checks. Dozens perish already every year by drowning, run over on the highway or along the mountain 'Death Pass.'
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Excellent document by the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales () on the #Catholic response to the refugees and #migrants crisis in #Europe. #LoveTheStranger is a publication thet we higly recomend in
#RefugeesWelcome #Migration
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#Florida's #Catholic bishops oppose a proposed law that 'unfairly targets immigrants & those who assist them.' If passed, it would mean giving a ride to someone who the driver should know doesn't have legal status = #humantrafficking = a felony bit.ly/3JXSZgx
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"We should never view people arriving from elsewhere as a political problem to be solved, but as brothers & sisters who we have a responsibility towards, who greatly enrich our communities.” Bp Paul McAleenan ➡️ bit.ly/3lnksOZ #Caring4Migrants #WithRefugees
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Long-term aid is needed in Ukraine, including for victims of landmines, ICMC SecGen Msgr told members of the #Catholic Response 4 #Ukraine working group on 24 Feb, urging the NGOs to continue to work together
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bit.ly/3JKeJfB #refugees #IDPs #UkraineWar
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This week ICMC's President joined the Conference of #Catholic Bishops of #India's #Migrants Commission in meetings to answer #PopeFrancis' call to welcome, protect migrants across India - internal migrants & ppl from other countries. #humantrafficking
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At transnational conference on #integration in rural areas, participants from #EU institutions, national and local governments, #CivilSociety & #migrant-led orgs discussed good practices & gaps to #integration.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/41Z74kH
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Parish staff sort medical supply donations which are brought to the war front for military and civilians, ICMC supports staff training, by Fr Alexander, on psychosocial care and trauma therapy; treatment is holistic - caring for body, mind and soul, including care for caregivers
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Interested in #migrant & #refugee integration in #rural areas? Share Network along with publishes a policy brief on existing EU funding mechanisms, challenges to accessing these & recommendations to support access to funding for #ruralintegration➡️bit.ly/3F4TBOm
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